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The home computer industry has been growing rapidly in the United States in the last ten years. Computers used to be large, expensive machines that were very difficult to use. But scientists and technicians have been making them smaller and cheaper while at the same time they have been made easier to use. As a result, their popularity has been increasing as more people have been buying computers for their homes and businesses.

Computers have been designed to store information and compute problems that are difficult for human beings to work out. Some have voices that speak to their operators. Stores use computers to keep records of their inventories and to send bills to their customers. Offices use computers to copy letters, record business and keep in touch with other offices. People also use computers in their homes to keep track of the money they spend.

    One important new use of computers is for entertainment. Many new games have been designed to be played on computers. People of all ages play these games. People also buy home computers to watch movies and listen to concerts at home. They have become very popular indeed.

1.Compared with those of today, computers used to ______.

A. work rapidly    B. be used for fun

C. be large and expensive      D. be easy to use

2.In recent years, computers have become ______.

A. more and more difficult to use       B. slower and slower

C. more and more expensive           D. smaller and smaller

3.Home computers can be used for ______.

A. doing business        B. writing letters

C. playing games       D. all of the above

4.Salesmen use computers mainly to ______.

A. talk with their friends

B. write letters

C. check the list of goods and send bills

D. play games for pleasure

 

【答案】

 

1.C

2.D

3.D

4.C

【解析】

试题分析:文章讲述了近十年来家用电脑在美国的迅速发展。在过去,电脑体积庞大而且价格昂贵;而如今的电脑不仅体积小、价格便宜而且更容易操作。在用途方面,电脑不但可以用来储存信息、核对货物订单发送账单而且也可以用来进行娱乐活动。

1.C细节理解题。从文章第一段Computers used to be large, expensive machines可知过去的电脑体积大而且昂贵,故C选项正确。

2.D细节理解题。根据文章第一段But scientists and technicians have been making them smaller and cheaper,可知现在的电脑体积小了。所以D选项正确。

3.D细节理解题。从文章第二段Stores use computers to keep records of their inventories and to send bills to their customers. 和Offices use computers to copy letters以及第三段Many new games have been designed to be played on computers.可知D选项正确。

4.C细节理解题。从文章第二段Stores use computers to keep records of their inventories and to send bills to their customers.可知电脑可以在商业方面帮助人们,所以C选项正确。

考点:考查社会百科类短文阅读。

 

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Every University has a Students' Union. If students are the lifeblood of a university, the Union is surely its beating heart.

For students, by students

A Students’ Union is run by students and acts independently. At the end of each academic year, it will find six students to hold a sabbatical(带有休假的) position managing the Union for the coming year. That the six successful sabbatical officers have only recently experienced issues affecting students ensures that your needs are very well understood.

Letting your hair down

Although the University is spread across a fairly wide area, the Union is centrally located and is only a short walk from any of the main buildings. This makes it very easy to catch up with friends who might be on a different course.

At night, the place really comes alive – we have three different bars to suit every occasion. The venues are student-only so you can be sure of meeting people with a similar outlook and we throw in a transport service to make sure you get home safely.

The Union also organizes various formal balls throughout the year, with the highlight being the end-of-year ball.

Supporting you

Beyond having fun, we also make sure some of the more serious issues are effectively dealt with. If you have a problem with your course, another sabbatical officer is trained to help you. Being independent from the University means we can represent and support you to the best of our ability, and once you reach university you may find that you become aware of more national or political issues.

From the second paragraph of the passage, we can infer that ______.

A. a Students’ Union is operated by the university

B. a Students’ Union is not operated by the university

C. a Students’ Union is operated is working for the university

D. a Students’ Union is affected by the university

The person who takes up a certain post of the Students’ Union ______.

A. learns what the students need

B. is very happy and easy

C. can affect the life of any student

D. has understood everything of the University

According to the third paragraph, we can learn that ______.

A. a Students’ Union is far away from the university

B. a Students’ Union is near to the home

C. a Students’ Union is central part of the university

D. a Students’ Union has different courses for all the students

From the passage, we can learn that ______ is the most wonderful program of every year.

A. making friends

B. dancing in a bar

C. the match of the end-year ball

D. electing the officers

After reading the last two parts, we can infer that _______.

A. the Students’ Union can help a student who has trouble in the study

B. the Students’ Union can help a student who is being trained

C. the Students’ Union can cultivate the ability of a student to be suitable for political position

D. the Students’ Union can support a student to run the University

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Older children may be responsible enough to budget larger costs like those for clothing. The object is to show young people that a budget demands choices between spending and saving.
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【小题1】The functions of allowances given to children are the following EXCEPT ______.

A.they can save more money for their future business
B.they can give them to charities
C.they may spend them on what they like
D.they can learn to deal with money
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A.牺牲B.计划C.选择D.放弃
【小题3】What's the main idea of the passage?
A.Children should save part of their allowance.
B.Don’t pay your child for work around the home.
C.Allowance helps teach children early about money.
D. Parents should allow children to spend money as they wish.
【小题4】How many advantages of saving has the passage mentioned?
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【小题5】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? 
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B.Parents should offer children more money if they spend all of their allowance soon after they get it.
C.It can be useful to pay children to do extra work around the home.
D.It is unnecessary for the children to save part of the allowance.

Many children first learn the value of money by receiving an allowance. Parents often give their children an amount of money that they may spend as they wish. The purpose is to let the children learn from experience at an early age when financial mistakes are not very costly.

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At first, young children may spend all of their allowance soon after they receive it. If they do this, they will learn the hard way that spending must be done within a budget. Parents should not offer more money until the next allowance is to be given.

    Older children may be responsible enough to budget larger costs like those for clothing. The object is to show young people that a budget demands choices between spending and saving.

    Many people who have written on the subject say it is not a good idea to pay your child for work around the home. These jobs are a normal part of family life. Paying children to do extra work around the home, however, can be useful. It can even provide an understanding of how a business works.

    Allowances give children a chance to experience three things they can do with money. They can share it in the form of gifts or giving it to organizations. They can spend it by buying things they want. Or they can save it.

    Saving helps children understand that costly goals require sacrifice: you have to cut costs and plan for the future. Requiring children to save part of their allowance can also open the door to future saving and investing. Many banks offer free savings accounts for young people with small amounts of money.

1.The functions of allowances given to children are the following EXCEPT ______.

A. they can save more money for their future business

B. they can give them to charities

C. they may spend them on what they like

D. they can learn to deal with money

2.The underlined word "sacrifice" in the last paragraph means "_____".

A. 牺牲                 B. 计划                C. 选择        D. 放弃

3.What's the main idea of the passage?

A. Children should save part of their allowance.

B. Don’t pay your child for work around the home.

C. Allowance helps teach children early about money.

D. Parents should allow children to spend money as they wish.

4.How many advantages of saving has the passage mentioned?

A. 2                     B. 3                        C. 4          D. 5

5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Children are advised to buy anything they wish to with the allowance.

B. Parents should offer children more money if they spend all of their allowance soon after they get it.

C. It can be useful to pay children to do extra work around the home.

D. It is unnecessary for the children to save part of the allowance.

 

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In the United States, working wives do about 75% of the housework. Many of their husbands say they want to help. But then they burn the rice or they can’t find the pans. They ask so many questions that their wives decide it is easier to do the job themselves.

Some women go to Mother’s Camp just to get a break from housework. For two days they don’t cook, they don’t clean, they don’t look after their children and husbands. What do they do? They enjoy warm, sunny weather, walking, swimming or boating in a clear blue lake and sing songs around the campfire. They relax away from home. They have a really wonderful vacation at Mother’s Camp.

1. From this passage we can see      in the United States.

A.women want to work outside the home

B.working wives do most of the housework

C.husbands do as much housework as their wives

D.women do not like to stay at home with their families

2.At Mother’s Camp, women can’t         .

A.watch TV                              B.read newspapers

C.swim in the lake                        D.bring their husbands and children

3.Why would some mothers like to be alone? Because        .

A. they don’t like their husbands and children

B. they have to work full-time

C. they are too busy to relax themselves

D. they want a new life

4.        is one of the biggest troubles for working wives in the United States.

A.Housework                            B. Working outside the home

C.When to take a vacation                  D. Looking after their children

5.What’s the best title for this passage?

A.Busy Working Mothers                   B.Welcome to Mother’s Camp

C.Mothers Relax Away from Home            D.Mothers in the US

 

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Secondly, common sense tells us that day care would not be so widespread today if parents and caretakers found that children had problems with it.But Bowlby's analysis raises the possibility that early day care has delayed effects.The possibility that such care might lead to more mental illness or crime 15 or 20 years later can only be noticed by the use of statistics.Statistical studies of this kind have not yet been carried out, and even if they were, the results would be certain to be complicated and controversial.

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1.This passage is mainly talking about________.

    A.children's personality                     

B.advantages of infants' early care

    C.infants' education                    

D.negative effect of infant school

2.The phrase "day care   in the first paragraph probably means_____.

    A.nursing school                          B.baby-sitter

    C.boarding school                         D.primary school

3.According to Bowlby, children under the age of three______.

    A.should not be sent to school

    B.should be cared for outside the home

    C.will not suffer fro m parental separation

    D.don't mind who will look after them

4.The argument against Bowlby's conclusion shows that___.

    A.children have problems with day care

    B.there is no negative effect on infants who go to school before three

    C.there is a long-term effect on infants who go to school before three

    D.children who are sent to school before three are sent to mental illness

 

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